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i'm told even nancy pelosi's own staff doesn't know. the people i'm talking to, who i suspect do know, won't give me a hint. nancy pelosi has been the house democratic leader for ten years. four of which she was the speaker of the house. and by all accounts she leads her caucus with an iron fist. now she left a lot of her democratic colleagues pretty shocked two years ago when she decided to stay on as minority leader when she lost the gavel. now she really seems to be enjoying this intrigue about her future. listen to what she said yesterday. >> let's see, what time is it now? it's 2:00. on tuesday. i'll see you right here, 10:00 tomorrow morning. while i love you all very dearly i thought maybe i would talk to my own caucus before i shared that information with you. >> now that meeting with democratic colleagues is in fewer than two hours, 9:00 a.m. eastern, then she has a press conference an hour later. i've got to tell you, adding to the intrigue, she will appear with house democratic women. now could that mean she will say, well, s
i'm told even nancy pelosi's own staff doesn't know. the people i'm talking to, who i suspect do know, won't give me a hint. nancy pelosi has been the house democratic leader for ten years. four of which she was the speaker of the house. and by all accounts she leads her caucus with an iron fist. now she left a lot of her democratic colleagues pretty shocked two years ago when she decided to stay on as minority leader when she lost the gavel. now she really seems to be enjoying this intrigue...
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nancy pelosi is expected to answer whether she's going to stay in her job. in a city where there aren't that many mysteries, this is a mystery. what are you hearing about what she may say? >> reporter: she was asked about this yesterday by reporters, so she's keeping us guessing. she did have a press conference yesterday with some of the new democrats in the house. she'll speak at 10:00 a.m. this morning. i think this sort of i forms speculation among democratic watchers on the hill that she's probably going to stay, but here's what she said yesterday when asked about it. >> see, what time is it now? it is 2:00. on tuesday i will see you right here at 10:00 tomorrow morning. while i love you all very dearly, i thought maybe i would talk to my up caucus before i shared that information with you. >> now she seemed kind of encouraged yesterday at that press conference because of some democratic gains in the house, obviously republicans are still in control there, but it's really also unclear who might succeed pelosi if she decides to forego the minority leaders
nancy pelosi is expected to answer whether she's going to stay in her job. in a city where there aren't that many mysteries, this is a mystery. what are you hearing about what she may say? >> reporter: she was asked about this yesterday by reporters, so she's keeping us guessing. she did have a press conference yesterday with some of the new democrats in the house. she'll speak at 10:00 a.m. this morning. i think this sort of i forms speculation among democratic watchers on the hill that...
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what better an icon to use as a foil than nancy pelosi? she's maybe fed into it with some of the things that she said. >> she certainly when i asked her that question her eyes lit up. she was happy, happy to fire back at speaker gingrich. let's move onto the race before us right now. mitt romney, newt gingrich are in a tight race here in florida, dan that john mccain came to mitt romney's aid on a sneaking spending into bills, earmarks, let's listen on a conference call where he takes after and essentially blames newt gingrich for the explosion of this problem. >> i saw these earmarks explode. i saw the corruption also that resulted from it. it was infuriating. while gingrich was speaker, the number of earmarks doubled to more than 6,000 projects in the range of billions of dollars." >> can't say john mccain would be a tea party favorite, dana, but clearly that's what they're going at here for the romney campaign trying to peel away some of the speaker's conservative support, right? >> absolutely. when rick santorum was on the rise he said
what better an icon to use as a foil than nancy pelosi? she's maybe fed into it with some of the things that she said. >> she certainly when i asked her that question her eyes lit up. she was happy, happy to fire back at speaker gingrich. let's move onto the race before us right now. mitt romney, newt gingrich are in a tight race here in florida, dan that john mccain came to mitt romney's aid on a sneaking spending into bills, earmarks, let's listen on a conference call where he takes...
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a joint appearance with nancy pelosi. >> hi, i'm nancy pelosi, lifelong democrat and speaker of the house. >> and i'm newt gingrich, lifelong republican and i used to be speaker. >> we don't always see eye to eye. do we, newt? >> no. but we do agree our country must take action to address climate change. >> you have said since, mr. speaker, that that was one of the dumbest things or a dumb thing. please you correct me if i have your words wrong. why was it dumb? because you've changed your mind on climate change or because nancy pelosi has become so polarizing among republicans you thought that might hurt you? >> no, it was dumb because the intensity of dislike for speaker pelosi guaranteed that no conservative would ever see the ad without getting irritated by it. the fact is, i wrote a book called "contract with the earth." i do believe that there are conservative solutions to the environment. in fact i proposed replacing the e.p.a. with an environmental solutions agency that is profoundly different from the e.p.a. so i was trying to find a way to have a debate or a dialogue, if you wil
a joint appearance with nancy pelosi. >> hi, i'm nancy pelosi, lifelong democrat and speaker of the house. >> and i'm newt gingrich, lifelong republican and i used to be speaker. >> we don't always see eye to eye. do we, newt? >> no. but we do agree our country must take action to address climate change. >> you have said since, mr. speaker, that that was one of the dumbest things or a dumb thing. please you correct me if i have your words wrong. why was it dumb?...
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what does nancy pelosi know that we don't? >> let me just make my prediction and say why it isn't going to happen. >> why are you so sure? >> there's something i know. >> that's interesting. going to talk about that this morning. thank you very much. "starting point" begins right "starting point" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i like that music. let's play more of that in the morning. we're still working out our musical issues. welcome, everybody. you're watching "starting point." we're coming to you from the diner in washington, d.c., this morning. i have moved into the french toast. i have gained five pounds since we started this show three weeks ago. tomorrow is fresh fruit only. >> you're telling everybody to go back to the studio. >> i'm just saying, you know? something to think about. let me introduce you to our panel. roland martin is down at the end this morning. i can't grab him. >> you know you want to grab me. >> david frum is with us as well, and california congresswoman karen bass set
what does nancy pelosi know that we don't? >> let me just make my prediction and say why it isn't going to happen. >> why are you so sure? >> there's something i know. >> that's interesting. going to talk about that this morning. thank you very much. "starting point" begins right "starting point" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i like that music. let's play more of that in the morning. we're still working out our...
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nancy pelosi called for this years ago. it is actually -- it should be bipartisan. >> let's listen to this conversation. how do we reduce the deficit? by spending more. so you're not talking about the entitlement reform. you're talking about everything else. you haven't talked about obama care -- >> maybe it is some kind of combination. >> medicare, medicaid, defense. the whole conversation is how do you spend more to save less. >> president obama won the election, but what happens in the next four years? how will the president lead the divided congress? you can get a little taste of it right here. and they had such a contentious campaign. we'll chat with the panel about that straight ahead. >> yea! energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, u
nancy pelosi called for this years ago. it is actually -- it should be bipartisan. >> let's listen to this conversation. how do we reduce the deficit? by spending more. so you're not talking about the entitlement reform. you're talking about everything else. you haven't talked about obama care -- >> maybe it is some kind of combination. >> medicare, medicaid, defense. the whole conversation is how do you spend more to save less. >> president obama won the election, but...
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of course, this is a big claim from nancy pelosi. does it add up? you've seen the research. >> so, i think it's, there's a small possibility that democrats could retake the house. but it's not particularly big. my current projections here at this center for politics show the democrats winning a net of six seats far short of the 25 they need. that's up from a net gain of four where we projected last week, but throughout the summertime, we thought the democrats would be somewhere in the single digits. part of the reason, the republicans are also doing making gains in some others. if this truly boils down to kind of a tit for tat back and forth between the two parties and there's not much movement in the house, well, the status quo is good for the republicans because they're the ones who hold a 25-seat advantage. >> if you're saying six seats, but they need 25. why can't you firmly move it out? how could things move so much from here until election day? >> so, one thing we're tracking is what's called the generic ballot. a poll question asks respondent
of course, this is a big claim from nancy pelosi. does it add up? you've seen the research. >> so, i think it's, there's a small possibility that democrats could retake the house. but it's not particularly big. my current projections here at this center for politics show the democrats winning a net of six seats far short of the 25 they need. that's up from a net gain of four where we projected last week, but throughout the summertime, we thought the democrats would be somewhere in the...
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this morning president obama and the four top congressional leaders john boehner, nancy pelosi, harry reid, mitch mcconnell all will begin talks at the white house. cnn's jill dougherty is following those developments for us this morning. she's in our washington, d.c. bureau. good morning, jill. >> hello, soledad. well, this is it. both sides are going to be there. they're looking at the tone. they're looking at the president, what kind of tone will he set? you have to say that they're coming in both sides with their essential positions intact. all, both sides are saying that there is some room for a compromise. so, the essential thing is how do you compromise? if you look at the positions, let's say, of the republicans, and it's most strongly, as i say, relayed by senator mitch mcconnell, he does not, and they do not, want any tax increases. so let's listen to him first. >> and let's be clear, an opening bid of $1.6 trillion of new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson-bowles or any other bipartisan commission has called for. it's been unanimously rejected in the house and
this morning president obama and the four top congressional leaders john boehner, nancy pelosi, harry reid, mitch mcconnell all will begin talks at the white house. cnn's jill dougherty is following those developments for us this morning. she's in our washington, d.c. bureau. good morning, jill. >> hello, soledad. well, this is it. both sides are going to be there. they're looking at the tone. they're looking at the president, what kind of tone will he set? you have to say that they're...
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both senators harry reid and nancy pelosi have opposed that idea in the past. he says the president can get them to budge. >> yeah, the president essentially wants what he calls balance. either you increase revenue or you, you know, decrease the spending or you try to find some type of balance. when he gets into these democratic side, they don't want programs to be cut on the backs of, let's say, the recipients, middle class recipients. here's nancy pelosi and how she explains that. >> whatever adjustments would be made in social security should be there to strengthen social security, not to subsidize a tax cut for the wealthiest people in america and say that's how we balance the budget. the same thing with medicaid and medicare. again, we have said we support a grand bargain. >> grand bargain. so right now, i think you'd have to say the democrats feel that after the election, they have some type of mandate. the republicans obviously don't agree, but the democrats want to strike while the iron is hot. the president certainly wants to come to a deal as quickly
both senators harry reid and nancy pelosi have opposed that idea in the past. he says the president can get them to budge. >> yeah, the president essentially wants what he calls balance. either you increase revenue or you, you know, decrease the spending or you try to find some type of balance. when he gets into these democratic side, they don't want programs to be cut on the backs of, let's say, the recipients, middle class recipients. here's nancy pelosi and how she explains that....
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i love nancy pelosi's reaction, which is call it an aardvark if it's constitutional. it's essentially what she said. is there resonance here? >> i think we'll have to wait and see. the president said, there was an interview with abc news where he said it was not a tax, but immediately after the court ruled republicans jumped all over this. they're going to continue pushing this. my mail box, my e-mail mail box was filled from e-mails from different folks in thep rn party saying tax, tax, tax, the president promised it wasn't a tax and now he's going to raise the taxes on the middle class. i think they're hoping it will resonate with the voters. >> it fits into the steery line the republicps want to push which is he's going to raise taxes. >> it's not what people hate about the health care law. they hate it's such big government and it's a mandate, the federal government telling them what they have to do. it seems to me it's not the big issue and the reason people don't like the health care law. in the end, people care about, do i have a job? can my kids move out of my
i love nancy pelosi's reaction, which is call it an aardvark if it's constitutional. it's essentially what she said. is there resonance here? >> i think we'll have to wait and see. the president said, there was an interview with abc news where he said it was not a tax, but immediately after the court ruled republicans jumped all over this. they're going to continue pushing this. my mail box, my e-mail mail box was filled from e-mails from different folks in thep rn party saying tax, tax,...
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some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. >> what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead of taking it from special interests and closing corporate loopholes was to just pile on on that assault on women's health care. >> well, a short time later, house speaker john boehner erupted. >> people want to politicize this because it's an election year. but, my god, do we have to fight about everything? and now, now we're going to have a fight over women's health. give me a break. you know, this is the -- this is the latest plank in the so-called war on women. entirely created -- entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. >> so keeping 'em honest on this issue, who's right? well, we looked at what the house bill eliminates. it's called the prevention and public health fund. about $1 billion this budget year. the categories include tobacco prevention,ive screening, nutrition programs, hospital and infection control, immunization, increases in the number of doctors and doctor
some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. >> what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead of taking it from special interests and closing corporate loopholes was to just pile on on that assault on women's health care. >> well, a short time later, house speaker john boehner erupted. >> people want to politicize this because it's an election year. but, my god, do we have to fight about...
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that is a political ad for nancy pelosi's opponent. we're talking about it next. 0ñ@Ñ >>> saturday night wouldn't be the same without a visit from my friend anna navarro, cnn contributor and republican strategist. she always comes with an resign point of view. anna -- an original point of view. anna, there's a ton to talk about. a v.p. showdown, zombie ad targeting nancy pelosi. zombie, did i say that? yes. a romney endorsement that sparked a hateful twitter backlash. so much to choose from. let's start with the debate first. did joe biden's performance -- and it was a performance -- did his performance put pressure on president obama to perform at a certain level on tuesday night? >> no, don. president obama's first debate performance put pressure on president obama to debate -- to perform at a certain level on tuesday. if president obama's performance level doesn't improve in the second debate, i think his poll numbers are going to take an absolute dive. we've already seen that they've gone down as a result of the disastrous first
that is a political ad for nancy pelosi's opponent. we're talking about it next. 0ñ@Ñ >>> saturday night wouldn't be the same without a visit from my friend anna navarro, cnn contributor and republican strategist. she always comes with an resign point of view. anna -- an original point of view. anna, there's a ton to talk about. a v.p. showdown, zombie ad targeting nancy pelosi. zombie, did i say that? yes. a romney endorsement that sparked a hateful twitter backlash. so much to...
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. >>> plus, house democratic leader nancy pelosi on the president's re-election campaign. >> i think he should run against this do-nothing congress. >>> and off the trail to give us a primary preview -- phil rucker of the "washington post" and neil king of the "wall street journal." >>> i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> ignoring the iowa caucuses, jon huntsman planted himself here in the granite state, holding events, answering questions, signing autographs, shaking thousands of hands -- the works. huntsman hopes to pull a santorum in new hampshire. that was the plan anyway when we talked to him three weeks ago. >> i'm putting you on early notice that we're going to win the new hampshire primary. >> at the moment, the best poll for jon huntsman shows him in a race for third. i spoke with him just before last night's debate and his prediction has changed slightly. >> we're going to do well. you try to forecast to the best of your ability based on the information you have. what holds true is the fact that we're going to beat market expectations. we don't have to
. >>> plus, house democratic leader nancy pelosi on the president's re-election campaign. >> i think he should run against this do-nothing congress. >>> and off the trail to give us a primary preview -- phil rucker of the "washington post" and neil king of the "wall street journal." >>> i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> ignoring the iowa caucuses, jon huntsman planted himself here in the granite...
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that is a political ad for nancy pelosi's opponent. we're talking about it next. automatically filter just ses the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. take the steps to reach yours, everyowith usgoals. with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our clients, so they can take the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their footsteps can help the next generation find their own path. all of us serving you. us bank hahahaha! hooohooo, hah
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and there's a push from some like nancy pelosi to make a platform for it. white house press secretary jay carney says he doesn't have any update on the president's personal views on same-sex marriage. pressed carney on why the president won't be more direct. >> the president was asked this and his personal views on this were evolving. >> everybody deserves to live and love the way they see fit. i don't have to tell people in this room we have a ways to go in this struggle. what is he referring to if not gay marriage? >> well, i think you have heard him say and those in the administration like myself who speak for him that he opposes efforts to restrict rights, to repeal rights for same-sex couples. >> so can you explain then clearly what -- how vice president biden who said there is a consensus building toward gay marriage in this nation then came out yesterday saying he is absolutely comfortable with men marrying men and women marrying women is not an endorsement of gay marriage? >> i think the vice president expressed his personal views. he also said he w
and there's a push from some like nancy pelosi to make a platform for it. white house press secretary jay carney says he doesn't have any update on the president's personal views on same-sex marriage. pressed carney on why the president won't be more direct. >> the president was asked this and his personal views on this were evolving. >> everybody deserves to live and love the way they see fit. i don't have to tell people in this room we have a ways to go in this struggle. what is...
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speaker nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. in just four years they have done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possible congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the actual house ethics committee for further review, meaning that in those 37 cases, the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and sometimes federal laws were likely violated. so why exactly does congress want to kill it? well, actually, that's hard to say. folks like these who have in the past voted to cut the oce budget or limit its powers refused to talk to us. for those who would talk, opinions were mixed. >> i think it's important there be some way for the public, for someone outside of congress to raise issues about the conduct of members of congress. one of the things that -- is it oce, oce has sent to the ethics committee was actually pretty flimsy. >> i supported it the first time, i'll support it again. >> i don't think it's working well. >> is there anything oce has do
speaker nancy pelosi helped create the oce as a solution. in just four years they have done more than 100 investigations of lawmakers raising serious questions about possible congressional misdeeds. in 37 of those investigations, the oce referred them on to the actual house ethics committee for further review, meaning that in those 37 cases, the oce found reason to believe that house ethics and sometimes federal laws were likely violated. so why exactly does congress want to kill it? well,...
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i don't think miss pelosi gets her wish. >> you agree with nancy pelosi's strong conviction that the ghkts can win the majority in the house? >> it's tough, wolf. but we know that the democrats have had to face a very difficult head wind. but, look, i think the democrats will pick up seats in california, pick up seats in illinois, perhaps pick up seats up in the northeast. there are 66 vulnerable republicans out there. if the democrats run a really aggressive campaign, absolutely tie them to the paul/ryan budget and the romney/ryan 47%, i think the democrats can make a lot of significant head where this falls. >> once again vice president joe biden causing a bit of a stir today with these words. i'll play a clip and then we'll discuss. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been "buried." we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> paul ryan reacting very quickly. mitt romney reacting very quickly to biden's comments that the middle class over the past four years,
i don't think miss pelosi gets her wish. >> you agree with nancy pelosi's strong conviction that the ghkts can win the majority in the house? >> it's tough, wolf. but we know that the democrats have had to face a very difficult head wind. but, look, i think the democrats will pick up seats in california, pick up seats in illinois, perhaps pick up seats up in the northeast. there are 66 vulnerable republicans out there. if the democrats run a really aggressive campaign, absolutely...
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nancy pelosi famously said that we would have to pass obama care to find out what was in it. president obama has turned that advice into a campaign strategy. he wants us to re-elect him so we can find out what he'll actually do. with all the challenges the nation faces, this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek campaign. president obama has said he wants to transform america. i don't want to transform america. i want to restore to america the values of economic freedom and opportunity and small government that have made this nation the leader it is. it is opportunity that has always driven america and defined us as americans. my grandfather was in the construction business and he never really made it himself, but he convinced my dad that he could accomplish anything he set his mind to. my dad didn't have the chance to finish a college degree, and he apprenticed as a lathe and plaster carpenter. and based on that excellent experience, he went on to turn around a car company and later became the governor of the state of michigan. my father made the most of the op
nancy pelosi famously said that we would have to pass obama care to find out what was in it. president obama has turned that advice into a campaign strategy. he wants us to re-elect him so we can find out what he'll actually do. with all the challenges the nation faces, this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek campaign. president obama has said he wants to transform america. i don't want to transform america. i want to restore to america the values of economic freedom and...
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pelosi said he talked about honoring the debt deal reached last year, which included spending cuts. white house spokesman jay carney said this. >> you have to ask the speaker of the house whether or not he intends or he believes that it is the right thing to do for the american people, the american economy to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the united states government. >> now, the only thing both sides could agree on today, and this is maybe fitting, were the sandwiches the president brought to the lunch. that's him to going to a local deli to buy the hoagies. good sandwiches, good times, raw politics. joining me is ari fleischer and paul begala. boehner is saying the next cut has to have dollar for dollar cuts. but the budget office increases the debt by $5 trillion over ten years. why is that okay? >> right. well, you have to ask the speaker that. i think -- first, let me just say, john boehner's patriotic american, he's a good man, he's a good congressman. he leads his party ably. but what he is proposing is to purposefully damage our country, to take the full fai
pelosi said he talked about honoring the debt deal reached last year, which included spending cuts. white house spokesman jay carney said this. >> you have to ask the speaker of the house whether or not he intends or he believes that it is the right thing to do for the american people, the american economy to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the united states government. >> now, the only thing both sides could agree on today, and this is maybe fitting, were the...
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i'm nancy pelosi, and i support this ad, because americans deserve a better tomorrow today. join me in stopping -- >> all right. you saw that -- we didn't finish up the tape unfortunately, but it was funny. let's bring in two of our betts reporters. pelosi, by the way, certainly trying to draw attention to the democratic bill aimed at forcing super pacs to open up more information about their donors. jim acosta and dana bash is here as well. dana, you've covered nanny pelosi for a long time. it's a different side of her we're seeing. >> big time. that's what makes it so funny. you normally don't see her doing something like this. as you want, firmly tongue in cheek. but also was a way for them to get attention, as you said, for what they're trying to do. i'm told it was not so, so easy to get her to do it, but i guess they're happy now. what they're trying to do today is reintroduce what they call the disclose act. they can't do anything about the money flooding into politics on either side. what they can do, they say, is force people to have greater transparency. what this
i'm nancy pelosi, and i support this ad, because americans deserve a better tomorrow today. join me in stopping -- >> all right. you saw that -- we didn't finish up the tape unfortunately, but it was funny. let's bring in two of our betts reporters. pelosi, by the way, certainly trying to draw attention to the democratic bill aimed at forcing super pacs to open up more information about their donors. jim acosta and dana bash is here as well. dana, you've covered nanny pelosi for a long...
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and nancy pelosi is the one who's going to have to car ray lot of this weight if it gets anywhere in the house because she'll have to deliver a lot of votes. the president not at his maximum frustration level, i have to say, still seeming a little enthusiastic. >> jessica yellin, thanks so much. ken, i want to ask you, you're an expert on economic crises. yol want to have to use your expertise ever again. we're not going to a crisis, hopefully, as a result of this. what's your best advice in terms of keeping the economy on track? what's the best compromise everybody can come out with if they know it will help the economy? >> well, we'd like to see tax reform. we'd like to see washington do things like infrastructure, cut back on spending. it's dysfunctional. that's what's so disheartening about this. this isn't a one-time thing. we're going to see it again in february. it's hard to see where this is going to come to an end unless the parties reform. >> yeah. well, let's hope. i don't know if that's happening before monday, but we'll keep on them. ken, jessica, kevin, thanks to all of
and nancy pelosi is the one who's going to have to car ray lot of this weight if it gets anywhere in the house because she'll have to deliver a lot of votes. the president not at his maximum frustration level, i have to say, still seeming a little enthusiastic. >> jessica yellin, thanks so much. ken, i want to ask you, you're an expert on economic crises. yol want to have to use your expertise ever again. we're not going to a crisis, hopefully, as a result of this. what's your best advice...
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you can see how the market reacted just yesterday when you saw nancy pelosi out there. you saw john boehner out there saying we are hopeful we can get a deal done, and the market had a positive reaction to that, yet it lost that upside throughout the day. teetered back and forth between positive and negative territory, finally close the day out positive, so perhaps that suggests that maybe we are a little bit closer, but here's the thing, randi. they have got to get something done. >> yeah. >> they have got to solve this issue because if not the consequences are severe. >> you know, you listen to some people and they suggest that fears of falling off the cliff are overblown. i mean, what are the real consequences here? >> the real consequences are another recession. i can tell you every ceo that i'm talking to right now says i'm not making major decisions. i'm waiting. i'm standing by the sidelines. i can't hire a lot of people. i can't invest in a lot of infrastructure because i don't know what the landscape is going to be in the next 45 days. i don't know what the lan
you can see how the market reacted just yesterday when you saw nancy pelosi out there. you saw john boehner out there saying we are hopeful we can get a deal done, and the market had a positive reaction to that, yet it lost that upside throughout the day. teetered back and forth between positive and negative territory, finally close the day out positive, so perhaps that suggests that maybe we are a little bit closer, but here's the thing, randi. they have got to get something done. >>...
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we know he met with nancy pelosi, the house democratic leader earlier. we expect him to meet with the republican leader in the senate later. it is kind of the new guy for lack of a better way to say it coming and talking to people who, you know, obviously are very concerned about what is going on in the cia. to answer the question about david petraeus, you know, at the white house today, the white house spokesman jay carney said he believes that the committees here on capitol hill will get adequate information from mike morell about what happened in benghazi, but his fellow democrat who runs the intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, she told us that that's just not the case. she really wants david petraeus to come and brief members of the intelligence committee and told me that she wants that to happen as soon as this friday. and what is going to go on behind me in the next hour is there is going to be a meeting of members of the intelligence committee on the senate side and they're going to discuss if that timing works and how else they need to go f
we know he met with nancy pelosi, the house democratic leader earlier. we expect him to meet with the republican leader in the senate later. it is kind of the new guy for lack of a better way to say it coming and talking to people who, you know, obviously are very concerned about what is going on in the cia. to answer the question about david petraeus, you know, at the white house today, the white house spokesman jay carney said he believes that the committees here on capitol hill will get...
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only 38 members of the house voted for it. >> and you have nancy pelosi, unbelievable i was there but then i was there but then i was that. >> this is profiles and cowardice, day after day they prove they deserve to have the lowest approval ratings in congressional history. they talk about the deficit, demagogue about the deficit and refuse to deal with it. it's disgusting. >> matt, you did an incredible piece of journalism. it is long and it is worth it. you wrote if we understand what really went on last july, we'll have a better sense of how difficult it will be for the two parties to stave off the coming political calamity and why too the situation may not be quite as hopeless as it seems. let's start with that, not quite as hopeless as it seems. give us some hope. >> i'm an optimist, erin. thank you for the kind words about the piece, i appreciate it. you know, if you read the piece, what you have to come away with and what i came away with is we have two principals here who were very, very committed to getting something done if they could find agreement. the president obviously
only 38 members of the house voted for it. >> and you have nancy pelosi, unbelievable i was there but then i was there but then i was that. >> this is profiles and cowardice, day after day they prove they deserve to have the lowest approval ratings in congressional history. they talk about the deficit, demagogue about the deficit and refuse to deal with it. it's disgusting. >> matt, you did an incredible piece of journalism. it is long and it is worth it. you wrote if we...
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at least so far as nancy pelosi is concerned. you can see this tape. she obviously has left the meeting. john boehner, the speaker of the house, has also been seen leaving. so what we want to do is find out what is going on here. obviously we have our jessica yellin there and we will talk to her a little later about what she has learned. now, the fiscal cliff and these last-ditch talks is the only game in town. joining me for today's strategy session is roland martin and cnn contributor erick erickson, editor-in-chief of. they are saying, hey, we don't have to compromise. we have more people in congress coming in that are democrats. the president doesn't have to give on that $250,000 top. where do you stand on this? do you think the president does or should compromise up to -- particularly on the tax issue? >> you can't be a democrat and ask republicans to compromise if you don't want to give up something. i think the president clearly understood that. so when he laid the $250,000 out, he gave himself some room because, again, you saw speaker boehner's
at least so far as nancy pelosi is concerned. you can see this tape. she obviously has left the meeting. john boehner, the speaker of the house, has also been seen leaving. so what we want to do is find out what is going on here. obviously we have our jessica yellin there and we will talk to her a little later about what she has learned. now, the fiscal cliff and these last-ditch talks is the only game in town. joining me for today's strategy session is roland martin and cnn contributor erick...
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>> not me. >> i would not underestimate nancy pelosi. >> that doesn't quite answer the -- >> not only that, but at this point democrats think that it's possible that they won't even get a net gain infantry seats. it could be completely status quo. >> the reason i asked for a near unanimous vote here is that when we talked to folks in and around these races, they say they believe that the delegation that will show up, the republican delegation that will show up and will likely still number the majority will be more fiscally conservative than the last one. how does that bode for governance if president obama should win? take that first. >> i don't know that that's true. i will say i don't take anything for granted. i have been around politics for a long time. what's going happen for the fiscal cliff or the sequestration and all that, rahm emanuel mentioned is the president going to lead, because it takes a president who leads, like bill clinton led, like ronald reagan led, to make a valid government work, and we're probably going to have divided government wrfsh we're certainly going to
>> not me. >> i would not underestimate nancy pelosi. >> that doesn't quite answer the -- >> not only that, but at this point democrats think that it's possible that they won't even get a net gain infantry seats. it could be completely status quo. >> the reason i asked for a near unanimous vote here is that when we talked to folks in and around these races, they say they believe that the delegation that will show up, the republican delegation that will show up and...
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senate majority leader harry reid, minority leader, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and nancy pelosi. all four met at the white house yesterday afternoon with the president and vice president. and jessica yellin is our chief white house correspondent, and jessica, the president used his bully pulpit after that meeting to sort of reinforce the idea that senators need to get busy. so let's give that a listen first. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience is already thin. this is dejavu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason you can't get stuff done in an organized timetable. why everything always has to wait until the last minute. well, we're now at the last minute. and the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> jessica, you were in the room for the president's remarks and he said he was optimistic but he was also clearly a bit ticked off. so i'm wondering about this waiting until the last minute, the weekend, to get this all done. what is the
senate majority leader harry reid, minority leader, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and nancy pelosi. all four met at the white house yesterday afternoon with the president and vice president. and jessica yellin is our chief white house correspondent, and jessica, the president used his bully pulpit after that meeting to sort of reinforce the idea that senators need to get busy. so let's give that a listen first. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience...
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the speaker lost his right, nancy pelosi lost her left, and they come together here. that's doable, yes? >> i think so. i think there has to be a lot of people, republicans, that wish they would have taken the deal seeing how the election came out that taking the deal in the summer of 2011 where president obama reluctantly indicated that he would be for changing the cost of living formula for social security, raising the retirement age very slowly for medicare, and because those things are going to be harder to get now for democrats, because the left has mobilized, liberal groups are very active. but i think the democrats recognize the entitlement spending has to be curved. >> they don't want to change it structurally. they don't want to block medicare, or voucherize medicare, or privatize social security. so if you those things, you v to make the armath work. >> let me tell you where the republicans are in their thinking. i think republicans are saying the president will probably get his way on his tax increases on the rich. let's say he gets that, that raises maybe
the speaker lost his right, nancy pelosi lost her left, and they come together here. that's doable, yes? >> i think so. i think there has to be a lot of people, republicans, that wish they would have taken the deal seeing how the election came out that taking the deal in the summer of 2011 where president obama reluctantly indicated that he would be for changing the cost of living formula for social security, raising the retirement age very slowly for medicare, and because those things...
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nancy pelosi, the right in the white in the middle of your screen among those. they're walking out in protest. you said it was organized by the congressional black caucus, but others have now joined including stenni hoyer. you see him walking out as well. this is a dramatic moment in washington. >> reporter: it certainly is a dramatic moment in washington. to answer your question, no, we should not be surprised that a certain number of democrats are joining with the republicans. that is because of the influence of the national rifle association. the national rifle association's actually counting the vote here and will count the vote against any democrats in nra-leaning districts because they want the contempt vote against eric holder. i spoke yesterday with one of the top officials of the national rifle association. he says in his view he thinks that operation fast and furious, which was a gun-running operation that turned bad, was essentially a precursor, if you will, to open the door to more gun control, at least more gun control reporting in the united states
nancy pelosi, the right in the white in the middle of your screen among those. they're walking out in protest. you said it was organized by the congressional black caucus, but others have now joined including stenni hoyer. you see him walking out as well. this is a dramatic moment in washington. >> reporter: it certainly is a dramatic moment in washington. to answer your question, no, we should not be surprised that a certain number of democrats are joining with the republicans. that is...
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. >> so let me ask you though, today nancy pelosi filed a petition to try to force a house vote later this month on extending the bush tax cuts for families that make under $250,000 a year. as you just said, you stand by your support of that position. but you've said you wouldn't support the petition by nancy pelosi. >> well, i'd like to ask leader pelosi how many discharged petitions she supported when she was speaker. i mean, the reality -- that's a little game. it's not going to be helpful. it's not going to get anything done. and no, i would never sign a discharge petition against my own speaker or my own conference. the way you do things is to negotiate. and frankly, the negotiation is going to largely involve the president of the united states and the speaker of the house of representatives. with all due respect to the other players, they're honestly less central to this. and if they can come to a deal, then i think we can avoid the fiscal cliff. >> and do you think that -- somebody put this idea out here. and this idea is really vile. i'll use the right word. i think you'll agr
. >> so let me ask you though, today nancy pelosi filed a petition to try to force a house vote later this month on extending the bush tax cuts for families that make under $250,000 a year. as you just said, you stand by your support of that position. but you've said you wouldn't support the petition by nancy pelosi. >> well, i'd like to ask leader pelosi how many discharged petitions she supported when she was speaker. i mean, the reality -- that's a little game. it's not going to...
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vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the white house will tell you it's possible. when you listen to what you're hearing some of these congressional leaders say, there's a lot of posturing laying blame to the other side if we do go over the cliff. take a listen. >> republicans are not about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> we are here in washington working while the members of the house of representatives are out watching movies, watching their kids play soccer, basketball, doing all kinds of things. they should be here. >> now, house speaker john boehner is sa
vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the...
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for house speaker john boehner to agree to bring it to a vote on the house floor, and leader nancy pelosi to produce the huge number of democrats needed to pass it. but if that plan falls through -- >> then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up or down vote. >> the president's basic package has much more for democrats to like. so don't expect that to get very far. but all sides now agree the senate must first pass a bill before the house makes any kind of move. so all eyes will be on mitch mcconnell and harry reid and their negotiators holed up on capitol hill. the senate comes back into session at 1:00 on sunday. >> jessica yellin, thanks. >>> and with the pressure now squarely on the senate to fix the fiscal cliff, they will lead the talks this weekend. a period of time reid calls, quote, very important, mcconnell says he's hopeful both sides will have a plan to present to their respective members as early as tomorrow. and other republican and democratic senators are underscoring the importance of reaching an agreement soon. >> if we don't have a deal
for house speaker john boehner to agree to bring it to a vote on the house floor, and leader nancy pelosi to produce the huge number of democrats needed to pass it. but if that plan falls through -- >> then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up or down vote. >> the president's basic package has much more for democrats to like. so don't expect that to get very far. but all sides now agree the senate must first pass a bill before the house makes any...
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as you know, nancy pelosi was reported as having put the president on mute. she says that did not happen. >> the president wasn't on mute. >> she put her own people on mute. >> she put herself and her people on mute. they had to come up with words on the stimulus package and they were dividing a great pie, and if you know lots of people in conference calls, which essentially is what it is, they get bore odder they want to do somethingle something else or focus, and they will mute their phone. it's not necessarily unusual. again, it was a nondenial. >> you're standing by the reporting. >> well, and the witnesses were there and emphatic about it. and there's nothing -- but the point of including that in the book is to show that this, you know, seven or 800 billions of dollars in the stimulus package was a dream come true for the democrats up there saying, oh, now we can spend it on education, we can spend it on this, we can spend it on new energy projects, we can spend it on tax deduction. i mean they're -- the goodies in the candy jar at that moment were overf
as you know, nancy pelosi was reported as having put the president on mute. she says that did not happen. >> the president wasn't on mute. >> she put her own people on mute. >> she put herself and her people on mute. they had to come up with words on the stimulus package and they were dividing a great pie, and if you know lots of people in conference calls, which essentially is what it is, they get bore odder they want to do somethingle something else or focus, and they will...
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this is a reporter asking nancy pelosi a question. she made it clear today she wants to remain the democratic leader in the house. >> you, mr. hoyer, all over 70, is your decision to stay onto prohibit younger leadership from moving forward? >> so you're suggesting everybody at the moment step aside? you don't realize that's quite offensive i guess. >> let me start with you, cornell. are you surprised she wants to stay on as minority leader? >> no. i'm not at all. she's been a fantastic leader. she was a fantastic speaker moving through historic things throughout the house without her strong leadership probably would not have gotten done. the house democrats picked up last check eight or nine seats, wolf. and in the end tally we actually got more people voting for house democrats than republicans. and we probably could have taken back the house if the seats weren't so dog gone gerrymander. i don't think it's a surprise she's staying in there. she's a strong leader. she should stay in there. i think the question is a little offensive.
this is a reporter asking nancy pelosi a question. she made it clear today she wants to remain the democratic leader in the house. >> you, mr. hoyer, all over 70, is your decision to stay onto prohibit younger leadership from moving forward? >> so you're suggesting everybody at the moment step aside? you don't realize that's quite offensive i guess. >> let me start with you, cornell. are you surprised she wants to stay on as minority leader? >> no. i'm not at all. she's...